Where does “abiagailu” come from?

abiagailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

abiagailu (Basque): engine starter

Definitions

  1. engine starter

Ancestry of “abiagailu”, step by step

abiagailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque abiatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueabiatuto leave, depart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →